The minister of religious affairs is the minister in charge of the Ministry of Religious Affairs of the government of Bangladesh. He is also the minister of all departments and agencies under the Ministry of Religious Affairs. Prior to 1980, religion-related matters were looked after first under the Ministry of Education and later under the Ministry of Sports, Culture and Religion. It started its journey on January 25, 1980 through separate ministries and ministers. During the time of caretaker government The minister of religion affairs is known as Adviser of religion affairs.
List of officeholders Here are the names of all the ministers, advisors, state ministers and deputy ministers.
No.PortraitNameTitleStartEnd1Mahbubur RahmanMinister15 March 19841 June 19842Khandaker Abu BakrMinister1 June 198415 January 19853K. M. Aminul IslamMinister9 November 198516 February 19864A. K. M. Nurul IslamState Minister4 July 198525 May 19865Shamsul Huda ChaudhuryMinister16 February 198623 March 19866Shamsul Huda ChaudhuryMinister25 May 19869 July 19867Abdul MannanMinister9 July 198614 June 19888M. Nazim Uddin Al AzadDeputy Minister10 December 198824 December 19899M. Nazim Uddin Al AzadMinister24 December 19892 May 199010Kazi Shah Mofazzal Hossain KaikobadState Minister2 May 19906 December 199011M A KhaleqAdvisor26 December 199015 March 199112Abdul MannanState Minister20 March 199114 February 199313Mohammad Keramat AliMinister14 August 199318 October 199514M. A. MannanState Minister18 November 199519 March 199615Fazlur Rahman PotolState Minister19 March 199630 March 199616Abdur Rahman KhanAdvisor3 April 199623 June 199617Md. Nurul IslamState Minister23 June 199615 July 200118Abdul MalikAdvisor16 July 200110 October 200119Mosharraf Hossain ShahjahanState Minister10 October 200129 October 200620Mahbubul Alam (journalist)Advisor1 November 200611 January 200720A. S. M. Matiur RahmanAdvisor17 January 20078 January 200821A. F. Hassan AriffAdvisor10 January 20086 January 200922Sheikh HasinaPrime Minister 6 January 200924 January 200923Shahjahan MiaState Minister 24 January 200921 November 201324Mujibul Haque MujibMinister 21 November 201312 January 201425Motiur RahmanMinister 12 January 201410 December 201826AKM Mozammel HaqueMinister 11 December 20187 January 201927Sheikh Mohammed AbdullahState Minister 7 January 201913 June 202028Sheikh HasinaPrime Minister 14 June 202024 November 202029Md Faridul Haq KhanMinister24 November 20205 August 202430A F M Khalid HossainAdviser8 August 2024Present
See also
Cabinet of Bangladesh
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